The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-04-21

| ""' no''net III pooks, pictures, music
nor on the dressing room in th,
adjoining room, WAS there the small.
est sign Of "fastness. that almos,
omnipotept draw back 10 the charms
OF the young ladies Of the present
day.
But nono Of these things interest
cd our heroine Just now, aud in the
middle of her reverie she heard the
arrival Of The tourisisiand the vcic,
of hor uncle welcoming them. liza ST.
lily finishing ber toilet sue went
down to tho sitting-room, where
sue found the gentlemen in conver.
sation. Perhaps it was natural
enough that the ,wo younger mem .
bers Of. the quintet gravi'atcd to-.
wards each other, aud were soon in
an easy converse. Later, Bertha
showed him tho gardens. otc The
call proved so pleasant, aud all were
so plensed with the congenial in-
torcourse, that the tourists complied
With the planters urgent invitation
to speud week at his house.
The week was spent agreeable to
"A week Of elysium to Jerrold and
Bertha.
"Jerrold," ".,said George Merton,
one of the party, you are getting
desperately in love with this South.
ern beauty"
Yes, was the frank reply Il love
ber Nv never dreamed l could love
woman.
And does she return your sud-
den passion =
Yes, sm certain OF that
Them you have spoken to her
about iti
No, and shall not do so. She is
rich l am poor. l will never marry
under such conditions
The week ended, and the guests
were about to bid adieu to their
generous host Bertha showed no
special signs Of emotion, but as
Ierrold was about leaving her she
said 10 him, 'sipg TO mo something
that will recall you to mo
He went to the piano, and with>
out thought, the strains VI Schu-
berts 'Adieu' came into his mild
The passion OF lifetime was con-
ce entrated in its melody, and Bertha,
hiding her ey es in her hands, listen
ed, understanding his love and fare
we'll.
They went, and time passed. The
civil war broke out. Three years
after his first visit, Jarrold Gray was
in Now Orleans, q Lieutenant in the
Federal army. George Morton, too,
was III the same regiment. When
the army advanced to the neighbor-
hood OF tue Fenshaw Plantation.
Morton proposed a visit to their
former hosts but Jerrold, for some
reason, declined, and Morton decid.
ed to SO alone. He found tho plan
tation in sad state, but the master
as hospitabls as ever.
This house is like tomb" said
Mr.. Fenshaw no more 10 usic, no
more sounds of joy. That piano
has not been touched for two years
the last thing played on it was the
'Adieu' Of that young friend OF yours,
by tho way, is he living 4? have you
heard Of him =
Yes. Have you never had any
suspicious about him ?
Suspicious p
yes concerning your niece.
Concerning Bertha-let mo see.
A light dawns in on me do you
Have | been deceived ? We fear she
is losing her health and spirits
She is in love with Jerrold Gray
Then Morton told him all that
had passed ; all his scruples all his
love his resolve never to marry q
woman SO far above him in fortune.
Come said Mr.. Fsnshaw, and
repeat tEis to Bertha
Tire three were in close consulta.
tion for an hour, and whom Morton
set out on his return, something of
the old vivacity had returned to
Bertha,
WELL Sid Jerrold, when his
friend returned, have you seen
them 2
Yea
'And 10 Bertha welll'
Morton looked grave.
'Yes,' he said, as we II as could be
expected under the circumstances
The fortunes of war have dealt
hardlx with har Sha haa loai an.